Mexico vs Suriname: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Mexico
0.1568 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
0.1254 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
61st
Suriname rank
64th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Mexico
  • Suriname
00.10.20.30.4200220122023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.1568 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1254 hectares per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 0.0314 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Suriname ahead.

Mexico ranks 61st and Suriname ranks 64th of 206 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 0.104 hectares per square kilometre 0.0831 hectares per square kilometre 0.0209 hectares per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 0.1346 hectares per square kilometre 0.0775 hectares per square kilometre 0.0572 hectares per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 0.1164 hectares per square kilometre 0.06 hectares per square kilometre 0.0564 hectares per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Mexico or Suriname?
Mexico, at 0.1568 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1254 hectares per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Mexico and Suriname?
0.0314 hectares per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Suriname?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Suriname rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 61st and Suriname ranks 64th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.